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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03

e2c ssked: Western lower and dull; NO.
Western winter reti.. 6nsspot ssesCASgszc. Corn
Southern steady but quiet; white 4Itg4Sc,
yellow 49, Gai'c: Western easier anu oar;
Wheat. Nos1 red sac Corn, No. mixed +0c.
Oats. No ,, eoc. Provisions frm; Bac"a,
clear rib sIlss CSC. clear sides 9c' eho1l-
ders &c. Bu!S meats, I,ens Az sO Mes n tSI
nominal. Hams, sugar cured, II 7Stal2 500.
Lard. choice leaf skgshc;
CINCINNATI. April 2.--Flour dul: Wheat
STEADY: No. } mixed S9Iesl0c. Oats in fair
demand; No. 2 mixed soc. Provisions easier
and unchanged. Whisky steady at 81 49,.
Hogs d IN; common ana ~ Ign ngHS "SOI'' 90;
ST. LOUIS. April 2.-Wh heat market closed
lsc below Yesterday; No. red, cash i9l@Gg
SOC, Nav delivery s0QSS0}sc, june 7e34(GS01sc,
olo:ing 1870 bid Corn duis ana i4wer' oe Gssh
Oats easy and slow; cash and May delivery
Csc. Provisiops very quiet, with only small
jen trade at previous prices. Whisky steady
at 81 10.
NEW ORLEANS. April 2.--Cofree in light
deuDand but firm; Rio cRrgoes and common
to prime l5ASGI5Ac. Gotten seed oil products
quiet. Sugar stesdy and firm; Louisiana open
Kettle prime 45k0biszc, common tG4Isc; Lou
isiana centrifugais, choice yellow clariaed
3 g. l6n5skc. prime yellow clarified 51ac. Mo-
lasses quiet but firm: Louisiana open kettle
nominal: Louisiana oentrifugals, strictly
prime to fancy 2SG9SSc.
NAVAL STORES.
LIVERPOOL, April 2, noon.-Spirits tur-
pentine 29s Cd.
NEW YoRK. April 2, noon.-splrits turpen-
tine steady at 379zQ13sc. Rosin duh at 81 20
(Dl %.
$500 p. m.-Spirits turpentine firm at 3Shc.
Roein dull.
CHARLESTON, April 2.-Spirits turpentine
steady at 35c. Rosin steady; good strained
soc.
WILMINGTON, April 2.-Spirits turpentlue
firm at 34c. Rosin firm: strained SIC,
good strained 90c. Tar firm at 81 10. Crude
turpentine firm; hard 81 90; yellow dip anu
virgin 81 80.
RICE.
NEW York. April 2.-Riee quiet but steady.
NEW ORLEANS. April 2.-Rice strong and
active; Louisiana ordinary to prime 314G4H
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sAIIrn NE@TRRnAN
SAILED ! ESI EkDA l.
Bark Triton tGorl. Dahtzig.
Bark Havdyst (Nor), Rotterdam.
MEMORANDA.

New York, March 8l-rs rived, schrs VIM
Marshall. Melville, Jacksonville; Florence
Shay, VanCleaG, Savannah, is bound to Perth
Amhoy; Fannie A German, Brunswick, Ga;
Emma l. Cottingham, Summers, Port Royal,
Browhesd. March 3l-Passed bark valona
tBr), A n,lre we, saSannah for liverpool.
Copenhagen, March 29-Arriyed, steamship
Deerni (Brj. Jenkins, Coosa w, s c.
GIBRALTAR. March H-Passed, steamsh iD
Ashdell tBr), Pettlpger, Savannah for Malaga
and Barcelona.
Londonderry, March 3l--Arrived, bark Lima
Nor, Olsen, BrunswlcA.
Sailed Goth. bars Msroi for Darien.
Narcotics. March 29--Sailed, bark Guisep-
pc Utah, Pensacola.
Anal achicola, RI arch 9l-Cleared. bark East
Lomond Utah. Bozzo. Innerness.
Baltimore, March 3l-ArriVed, schr Jennlo
A Cheney Ames, Fernandina. Hr
Darien, March 8l-Cleared, schr Frank
Vanderherchen, Chamberlain, Philadelphia.
Key West, March Sl-SaIled, bark Mary
Jane OBI, Mobile.
Port Royal, March sl--Arrived, schr Chas
& Young, Carson, Baltimore.
sailed, schr il Il j Blendermann, Cavalier.
New York.
PHI AIDE phia. March 31-Arrived, echr Cas-
sic Jameson. Coiine, Savannah.
Cleared. scbr City Of Philadelphia. Benton.
Newcastle. Del, March 30-Passed dowp,
schr Ann j, Trsinor, Philadelphia for Bruins
wick.
PAf5h An BOY, HNc0 3i-ArrlVeu, eCnr
F1orsncs Shay, VanClcaf, Savannah via Nor
folk.
Brunswick. March STARVED. barks stel-
Ia Maris (Sw), Ternstrom, Aspinwall; Sirene
Nor, kskke, Barbados; schrs Edward Stow
art. Harlow. Eos Ak, CT; Hattie Darling Dr.,
Fierce. Nassau.
Hull River, s C. March sl-saiIed, schr AL
bert ID Gross. Henderson, ccastwise.
Beaufort, 8 C, April S-Clcared, schr A'ioo
Hs.ru, Psnnwell, Philadelphia, with 2S7 900
feet IuIn Der.
Eerna ndina, April 2-Clesred to return,
steamship Delaware, Tribon, New YORK.
Arrived. schrs Florence Rogers. Mcleod.
New YORK; Frank NcGear, Sharp. Baltimore 4;
John III May, Riggs. Wiscassett, Jessie w
Starr. Warren, Phi adelphIa.
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RECEIPTS.

Per Central Railroad, April Pas bales
cotton, I34 bales dumestics. 4 bales hides. II
rolls leather. pkg paper, &C rkgs tobacco, 2SS
It's bacon, 200 sacks meal 1877 bales hay, hbIs
liquor, 86 bbls spirits turpentine. 3 hf bbls
liquor. 1877 bbls rO'in. pkg h goods, 10 head
cattle, g cars lumber, cars wood ! pkg ma
chinery. "a tons pig iron, spkgs carriage ma
tcria. PA pkEs mdse, 81 bales paper stock, 1
pig plows. pkg empties, II PIX Is paint. car
piOe, $40 sacks cot ION seed meal. 81 pkgs hard
ware, Is bales plaids, SO boxes soap, IA cases
eggs.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Rv,
April 2-l6 balCs cotton. $50 bbls rosin. BOB
b6ls spiriis turpeuiine, cars coal, ! low en-
CINE 80 cars lumber 2 bales biues. pcs beef
sacks meal! 20 Sacks rice, 8 bbls prawn, AZ
pkgs h goods, % pkEs ndsc, bbls orange 4,
1000 boxes oranges, AL boxes vegetabics, 372
bls vegetables. ! refrgeratOrs strawberries
400 sacks cotton seed meal, II tons iron, and
mdse.
Per Charleston and Savannah nv. April p
2CO sacks fertilZers, NJ S@ckH peas rs bags
peanuts, 100 en- ~ b0s. II sacks coffee, 10
pkgs ~ caddies tobacco, 10 pkEs 50l9 caddies
tobacco. 8 pkgs 401d caddies tobacco, 30 bdls
spades. | bale hides. box hamsy 4 cases ci-
garettes. bale Dr ", and mdse.
Per steamer Ethel. from Cohen's Bluff and
way landlng3-l52 Ubs naval stores, 4 cases
eggs, coops fowls, or beef, bdls hides, .
cords oak,
E&PORTS.
Per bark Dolphin RUS. for Reval-l. $50
bales upland cotton. weighing 725,l29 pounds
Wilder = Co. -
Per sehr MARY x Rawley, for Boaton-2s2. =
III feet u lgmber-D & Bacon &Co.
..agE PhssEHCsicHs.
Per a,saner Ethel. from Cohen's Blur and
way 1Andihgs-J q Ch8hoim, g r Kent, G
Iorge. " q Ioumaps, W Y Youmans Jr. l.
N X0umans, w Il DaVis, G Carswel, and
70 deck. rrI
CONsiGN EES,
Pcr steamship wm Crane. from baltimore
c w Allen. K a ABBOTT, D. IL Abraham, II
Brown lgnrgular Alara aud Tel %, ii Berg
Bendbeinl Bros co. q Rk. Cohen. q
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Philadelphia, March 3l-Schr Sarah c
smith, from Jacksonville, had a succ essOn OF
heavy gales from all points of the compass
during the entire passage. On 23d met. in lat
80 ~, Ion "A. was struck by heavy gale from
northwest, carrying away NJ nber Of sails ;
The vessel ID strained and leaking badly.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03
COUNTRY PRODUCE

PoULTRY-Msrket steady; receipts heavy;
dem and night for grown; hair to three-quar-
ter. grown in good request. EGGs-Market
irregular, with n fair demand; receipts very
light PEANUTs-Am ple stocB; demand far;
marx Ell firm and advancing. SUGAR-Geor-
gia and Florida nominal; none in market.
HONEY-No demand, nominal. SWEET POTA-
TOEs-Scarcg. receipts very light; demand
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03
Sl,uuirn Snfrl.iarnrr.
SUNDAY, April 8. 1851,
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Schr A Denike, Townsend. Baltimore, with
cosl to Dixon & Murphy. and mdee to order
vessel to jos A Roberts Il Co.
Steamer Ethel. Carroll. Cohen's Bluff and
way landings-W L Gibson. MANAGER.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03
CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Tallahassee, Fisher. New York
&C g Anderson. Agent.
Bark Dolphin Rus. Alander. Reveal
Strachsn Co.
schr Mary X Rawley, Rawley. Boston
Master.
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i'll timber 81 below these figures
FREIGHTS.

LUMBER-By Sail--T0nnage for coastwise
charter is in good demand, and els are
York, Noans, Bridgeport and Boston. There
are several quick loading cargoes Offering.
Freight limits are from IS to So rs
from this and the near Georgia ports
to the Chesapeake ports, Philadel-
phia, New York Sound ports ana eastward.
limb r 50ca$l higher than lumber rates. TO
the West Indies and windward, nominal; to
South America, $l3a14: to spanish and Med
ieerrauean ports $lla12; to United Kingdom
for orders, timber. 27a2Ss; lumber. f3 los.
Steam-To New ork. 81: to Philadelphia, 81;
to Boston. 50.
NAvAL SToREs-Dull. Foreign-Cork, etc.
for prders Is Sd, and, or So; AdrlatIc, rostn,
IS; Genoa. rosin, "a iU13d. Coastwise-Steam-
r. Bo- ton. SOC on rosIn, 81 on spirits; to New
rosIn 80c, spirits SOC; to Baltimore. rosin, SOC,
spirits zoe
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generally at about the best prices Of the day
Total sales of all stocks were 249 900 shares.
Louisville and Nashville gained N, Jersey
Central 1ss, Norfolk and Western preferred
"a. and the better portion of the remainder
fractional amounts only. The market closed
at the following quotations:
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N O w R Il A d Y
AT KROUSNOFF'S
MAMMOTH millinery HOUSE,
Spring and Summer Millinery,

COMPRISING ALL THE NOVELTIES
Ten Thousand Straw and Fancy Braid Hats, from the
cheapest to the very finest quality in every color and in
every shape for 1887.
Five Thousand School Hats in the most desirable shapes
Fifteen Thousand pieces of Ribbon, comprising all the
latest mportaons and shades in Chartereuse Nile Green
Salmon Pink, Lilac and Heliorope.
One Thousand cartons of Flowers. The choicest designs
from Paris mporatons, and comprising almost every flower
that blooms the spring and positively the finest goods
in this city. Our work roOms charge of five artistic
designers the trimmed hats in the city,
prices much below others OURSELVES and the
three large floors loaded with every variety Of MILL
merry goods Our retailing the first floor at wholesale prices
enables to sell goods far below any competition and
ladies purchase their millinery at same price as
competitors have pay We continue the sale of Ribbons
at prices heretofore. Every steamer adds new
novelties.
s KROUSKOFFS kAkNOTH MILLINERY HOUSE.
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NAYALoTORESs-Ine mdTK6I TOT SU!TIIb IUT-
npntine was strong and advancing. There
was a fair inquiry. but the Offering stock WAS
very light, At the Boart OF Trade ON the
openIng call the MARKET was reported firm at
35c. paid and bid for regulars, with sales of
casks. AZ the closing call 1t was firm at
go &c. paid and bid for regulars. Ros'n-
Tie market was quiet, but firm and I'M
changed. The sales for the day were S4l ,'ar-
rpls. 1t the Board Of Trade on the first call the
market was re orted firm At the following
ouotatIons: 4. y, { and u size, f 81 02lA. +
81 05, q 81 10, II 81 S. ST 30 X II 90, NJ 81 So.
y225, WINDOW glass 81 81. water white 50 70.
AT the closing call IL was unchanged.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03

ApfAt'a
Per steamsbip Wm Crane. from Baltimore
G W Allen, Il a Abbott, l. N Abraham, ID
Brown, l.nrgular AlAr0 aud Eel %, II Berg,
Bendbein Bros & co. q 4 Il. Cohen X q
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03
DANIEL HOGAN.
PAR A SOLSg

Coaching largest variety.
We following special bargans STRIPED
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

AS WAS to lie expected, Land Commissioner
Sparks has handed in his resignation to the
President in consequence of the very severe
letter he received from secretary Lamar some
days ago He Gays that the Secretary has
sought to create the impression that the issue
between them was one of authority alone,
while as matter of fact 1t was strictly one of
law. He says, furthermore, that the decision
Of the Secretary in the Omaha cases will have
the effect of taking from the people many mil
lion acres of railroad indemnity lands, which,
in accordance with the Presidents advice as
expressed in the Guilford Miller case, have
been proclaimed to tho country as restored to
the public domain.
COMMISSIONER SPARKS, says Washington
telegram, while declining through courtesy TO
the President to give the letter accepting his
resignation to the press said that it was ex-
tremely kind in tone and expressed the Presi-
dents full appreciation of his services to the
country as Commissioner Of the General Land
Office.
"Ifeel like a galley-slavo just released, said
the Commissioner, and but for the fact that
am indeed sick, would be in the best of spirits
OF conrsa" he continued, this is not pleasant
ending Of my administration, and when reflect
that have given nearly three years OF almost
incessant, hard, brain-racking work to the cause
of the people for but little more than my board !;
when remember that 1 am at least $4,000
worse off to-day than / was on the day came
to Washington, and when review my work
for the last three years and positively know
that my course has been the right and honest
one, and that my position in the case at issue
is unquestionably correct, why, when 1 think
Of all these things, with consciopsnoss OF
having done my duty fearlessly, cannot help
wishing it otherwise. Yet am by no means
unhappy. need rest and I shall remain in
Washington the coming winter and take it easy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
THE WESTERN STATES.

IT has just TRANSFERRED that the marriage OF
Clara Louise Kellogg 10 Carl strakosch took
place at Elkhart Ind, Nov. Q. the Rev
Franklin W. Adams, OF the M. K Church,
performing the ceremony The groom pre-
fers TO say no more about the wedding at
present
A VIGOROUS effort is being made at st. Louis
to abolish the study OF German in the public
schools.
A CALL has been issued for convention to
he held at Aberdeen, Dakota, ON December 10,
for the purpose OF petitioning Congress to
authorize the holding of convention to
franc q constitution for a State embracing
the whole Territory
A DISPATCH from Ishpeming, Mich, says
the people in Red Jacket Calumet, Hough-
ton, Hancock, and Lake Linden we're startled
by loud explosion resembling an earthquake.
The frightened people rushed out OF doors
and sought for the cause. Windows were
broken, and light articles thrown from tables
or walls. It was quickly found that there
had been an explosion of the buildings Of
the Hancock Chemical Company, several miles
distant from Hancock Examination revealed
that the packing house where dynamite was
put in packages or sticks had entirely disap-
peared, and where it stood few moments be-
fore was only yawning pit ten or fifteen feet
deep and of larger sizs than the building that
stood on it Six men we're in the building at
the time Of the explosion Their names were
VIM Renard, Chas Barkell, Thos. Thompson,
Timothy Crowley, Willie King, William Tapp.
Search was at once begun for the bodies of
dozen scraps OF human flesh the size of half
dollars The building and the six employees
were literally wiped from the face of the earth
by the deadly explosive. Foreman Tabolle
says there was not over ton of dynamite in
the packing house The force of the explosion
was felt thirty miles away, and in the two vii
lagos of Houghton and Hancock, three miles
from the chemical works, the damage to plate
glass and buildings will aggregate many
hundreds Of dollars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
The Free Lunch.

New Orleans is the birthplace of the
free lunch. Here it sprang into life;
here it reached its highest perfection !;
here it survives to-day. The free lunch
was part of our early commercial de-
velopment. Years ago, when New Or
leans had no Cotton Exchange, Cham
Der of Commerce, or similar body, its
merchants transacted their business on
the streets, on the levee, or in the bar
rooms. The latter became really COM
mercial exchanges, and actually took
the name of exchange, which many of
them keep to this day, and the free
lunch was provided so that two mer-
chants transacting business could do
it over plate of soup or piece Of
roast beef. The free lunch became On
institution here, and has remained ever
since; and to-day it is far more general
and usually of far higher grade than
those "the future great citv" of Amer
lea can boast of. 1t spreads from here
to st. Louis and to one or two other
Southern towns, but it was never pop
ular in the North, and never got much
beyond crackers and cheese. Or
leans Times Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
"A Conrici,s Adventure.

A Port Adelaide customs officer was
badly surprised last Thursday, and his
nerves have been unsettled ever since.
He was experimenting the unloading
OF the steamer South Australian, from
West Australia. when he noticed box
three feet six inches long by two feet
one inch wide by two feet deep.
It was q peculiar-looking package.
fitting it up on one side he found 1t
Internationally heavy. He turned 1t
over and it fell open, and from it
dropped not q gross of clothes-pegs,
but MANA live man. too, six feet
long when standing, but literally
doubled up now.
The poor fellow gasped for breath
and looked terribly emaciateS The
man stretched himself and cried
screamed-for water.
No one knew at first what to do with
him, but at last the happy idea struck
somebody that this man had not paid
his passage money, and could, there
fore, be indicted for something or other
surely. Anyhow he had no friends and
should go to the station. He was given
over to q policeman aud carried to the
station, where he shrieked for some
thing to eat.
BY and by he told his story. He was
West Australian convict and wanted
to get away. He couldn't book pas
sage, because the agents and police
knew him, 80 he engaged friend to
put him into this box, with little wa
ter and few biscuit; and in addition
he had with him small saw, pannisin,
scTew-lriver, anger and bits, ehisel,
matches, tobacco, and small bottle of
oil. He ARRANGED number of strings
to the lid of the box, 80 that he might
keep it shut when he wished to have
it so.
The box was heaped up with the rest
of the In e age and thrown end over
end into the hold. shaking the poor fell
low in terrible manner. He was
packed under lot of other packages,
and thus cramped, sitting, starving,
lay half-dying during seven days and
nights.
When he arrived at Pert Adelaide he
was almost o skeleton. Excruciating
agony had plowed deep burrows upon
his face. However, he had, at any rate,
the satisfaction of moving that his ar
rival has created greater sensation
than the incoming even of any Gov
ernor of late years.
The customs officer is in fix. He
can scarcely determine to what rate
list of tariff the "man in the box" be-
longs. 1t is thought, however, that he
will be included in the "unenumerated"
articles and pay 10 per cent. ad valorem
duty on himself.
This is the second instance of ship
ment of this kind, the first being q
servant girl, who proved IAN undes.r-
able colonist. "-Austrdlidn paper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
THE FOREIGN BUDGET.

A CABLE dispatch from Canton, China, says:
%The steamer Wah- Young has been destroyed
by fire in the Canton River. About four hun
bred passengers are supposed to have been
lost"
THERE have been more startling revelations
at Paris in the decorations scandal The po-
lice searched the houses OF number of
prominent citizens and got possession of COM
promising documents.
In his speech at the opening Of the Italian
parliament, King Humbert gave an outline of
the reform measures that will occupy its at
tention during the session. With reference
to foreign affairs he said that all his efforts
aim at the preservation of peace and that the
other great powers have the same object in
view
A CABLE dispatch from Dublin says: @Dur-
ing an eviction near hungarian, -four police
men, several bailiffs, and twenty spectators
were injured The members OF the evicted
family escaped from the house by an under
ground passage. Visitors 10 Tullamore
Jail declare that Mr.. UBrien
has greatly changed and that he re-
fuses to take nourishiug fool John Dillon,
NJ p, made aspeech at Inverness. He pointed
out the absurdity OF the Unionst pretense
that the laws we're equal over tho whole king
dom. II he were speaking in Ireland he
would probably be arrested, while in Scotland
he was q free man. A warrant has been
issued for the arrest of Mr.. Sheehy. NJ p,
who failed to appear before the court at
Castlerea in answer 10 q summons"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

The doctors who announced some time ago
that the epidemic of yellow fever nj TamPr,
Fla, was virtually at an end seem to have
been too sanguine. There are now thirteen
cases of the disease in the hospital there
A DISPATCH from Hemphill, Texas, says
that fight occurred near there between a
Sheriff's posse and old Willis Connors q
famous outlaw Of Eastern Texas, resulting
in the death of Connors and his 10-year-old
grandson Connors was the father of nine
sons. eight of whom have been killed during
the past ivo years in fights with officers.
TWENTY THOUSAND strangers visited Lex
ngton, KY, to witness the ceremony of un-
yelling the statue of John c. Breckenridge.
The Grafton Of the day was delivered by the
Hon. J. G. s. Blackburn, and speeches were
made by Senator Beck and Governor Duckner.
THOMAS GREEN, correspondent of a Gin
cinnati newspaper, shot and killed Ken
lucky politician named Baldwin at Lexington.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24
Life in NorMas.

The people are courteous. Each per-
son rising from the table bows to the
other; on the street they lift the hat to
acquaintance or strangers; the same
in the country and on the road. The
children bow. 1t is pleasant to find
such disposition to oblige. Says Nor
way letter in the Indianapolis Netos :
You will be shown the way. taken to q
house, directed to the place you wish,
and this without expectation of "tip. !"
There is little poverty, and no pauper-
ism. The country now has about Soc,
600 people, but it cannot support these.
Many emigrate. The substitution of
steamships for sail-vessels and the COM
petition of English ships has driven
many men out of employment. The
work on the farms is hard, and the re-
turns, when compared with those of
farmers in America, are small Many
are selling out their farms and leaving.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Dakota;
these are familiar names to them. The
Norwegian immigrants, l am told b.
the American Consul, have more money
with which to begin life in the new
world than any other class.
lAcIo 10 nO uODillbI III OuiS COuh1Ags
BY the Constitution of 1914 oil titles
were abolished. There is only one man
vino has hoaor~~y titIo, and hs
is farmer who claims descent from
Harold the Fair Headed. In 1918 Ber-
nadotte was entertained by this farmer.
The new King came with his Prime
Ministers. Two tables were set, large
one and a smaller one for three. The
Ministers were about to seat themselves
by the King, when the royal farmer
interposed: @Beg pardon, gentlemen, :"
said he, "this table is only for persons
of royal blood. You will please be
seated at the common table" The
farmer and his son then took their
places by the new King.
AS there is no nobility, so there are no
large estates, and consequently no ten
ant farmers, no crofters, and therefore
no poverty. Each man owns his own
farm. There are eight or ten farms
that have come down, by an old law of
primogeniture, from father to eldest
son. Other than these, estates are di-
vided at death-one-half to the wife,
the other half equally divided among
the children. Some of these farmers
hold title deeds that are in an ancient
language. There are farms that have
been in the same family a thousand
years. The Norman noble was not
born when these men were tilling the
soil. The family name was known
when Alfred the Great was fighting
the Danes. The man who brings out
your horse and stolkierrs can boast a
lineage that would make Lady Clare
We're de We're, "the daughter of hun
dred earls, envious.